Zespri International will licence more production of its SunGold variety in Italy to meet rising demand and ensure 12-month supply.

A self-confessed tree hugger, Gordon Reid is a driving force in educating workers who are helping underpin growth in the region's

Considerable change and uncertainty for New Zealand agriculture lies ahead this year with developments likely to have a significant

New Zealand agriculture faces a "moment of truth" in 2017, according to a report by agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank.

Hawke's Bay Winegrowers will host 60 international wine media and experts this weekend at the inaugural Classic Reds Symposium. Guests

Priority One, with the University of Waikato and a group of eight Bay of Plenty hort-tech companies, has put in a bid for government

Zespri has appointed Peter Springford as an independent director, replacing long-serving board member David Pilkington, effective

The windy dry weather is giving winegrowers the potential to top the "stellar" vintages of previous years. According to Hawke's Bay

New Zealand winegrowers remain upbeat about this year's harvest, despite earthquakes and adverse weather.

The last of four charted flights packed with $50 million worth cherries, bound for Chinese New Year celebrations left yesterday.

A Hawke's Bay kiwifruit orchard property sold just prior to Christmas for $40.2 million, believed to be a record price for any sale

How narcissistic are Kiwis?

A moratorium on the release of GMOs in Hawke's Bay has been called for by a regional councillor. At a Hawke's Bay Regional Council

UNCOVERED: One worker revealed that he worked 12 hours a day, seven days a week for six months, earning just $5 an hour.

Kerensa Johnston - mother, lawyer, Maori rights activist - has added chief executive to her list of accomplishments.

The new headquarters in Mount Maunganui will be a hub for the expanding kiwifruit industry.

Scales Corp raised its forecast with the apple company citing improvement across all its divisions and a standout performance from its horticulture unit.

Growers have been left fuming after a Waikato Regional Council decision to withdraw a giant section of the region from its Healthy

Hundreds of jobs in Hawke's Bay horticulture need to be filled as the industry heaves with productivity.

The 7.8 earthquake damaged around 20 per cent of Marlborough's storage tanks, but 2016 still promises to be a good year for wine.

NZ has the fourth-highest rate of child deaths from assault in the OECD. Simon Collins visited three communities to look for the root causes.

Shipments of New Zealand avocados to South Korea have reached an industry high with 209,000 trays.

New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri is in the early stages of growing kiwifruit in China, the fruit's native home.

Asparagus - that gorgeous green spear at the top of the vege season right now - is going to be in short supply throughout the country.

NZ-listed Scales Corp is buying Hawke's Bay apple grower Longview Group Holdings for $20.5 million in cash and debt.

The death of Thailand's monarch has caused a dip in avocado exports, but Korea is picking up the slack.

Ninety years ago an Englishman by the name of Frederick Charles Rush Munro started something cool. Very cool. Almost frozen in fact. He

A lineup of Labour MPs has vowed to do everything it can to block legislation which if adopted could see the Hastings District lose

A brand of kiwifruit that helped the industry battle back from the Psa-V crisis has been acknowledged with two honours at the NZ Innovation Awards.

The chief executive of Pipfruit NZ says the apple industry aims to become a billion dollar export earner by 2022.